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Book cover of Mantua: Classical Utopia, with a painting of a white horse. Published by Franco Maria Ricci editore.
Book cover of Mantua: Classical Utopia, with a painting of a white horse. Published by Franco Maria Ricci editore.
Book cover of Mantua: Classical Utopia, with a painting of a white horse. Published by Franco Maria Ricci editore.
Book cover of Mantua: Classical Utopia, with a painting of a white horse. Published by Franco Maria Ricci editore.
Book cover of Mantua: Classical Utopia, with a painting of a white horse. Published by Franco Maria Ricci editore.
Book cover of Mantua: Classical Utopia, with a painting of a white horse. Published by Franco Maria Ricci editore.
Book cover of Mantua: Classical Utopia, with a painting of a white horse. Published by Franco Maria Ricci editore.
Book cover of Mantua: Classical Utopia, with a painting of a white horse. Published by Franco Maria Ricci editore.

Mantua

Classical Utopia

By (author) Sylvia Ferino-Pagden
By (author) Howard Burns
By (author) Marzio Achille Romani
By (author) Daniela Sogliani
By (author) Roberto Brunelli

$75.00

  • A tour of the most beautiful places in Mantua
  • Featuring many beautiful and full-page photographs
Full Description

Because it was founded on water and marshes, Mantua is a wonderful water lily of a city. After a historical introduction, the volume focuses on the history of art and architecture in Renaissance Mantua, when the Gonzagas’ passion and the presence of extraordinary architects and artists, such as Leon Battista Alberti, Andrea Mantegna and Giulio Romano, imposed a character of princely magnificence, theatrical and dreamlike, on the city. Browsing through the images takes the reader to the city’s most beautiful spots, amid the most surprising monuments and works of art. Crossing the almost labyrinthine paths of the Doge’s Palace, stopping to linger on the Camera degli Sposi, and from a loggia, discovering an unexpected lake landscape. The wonder continues with Palazzo Te, the marvellous suburban villa, frescoed by Giulio Romano. Mantua hides other treasures: the church of Sant’Andrea, the Bibiena Scientific Theatre, the ancient aristocratic palaces, the artists’ houses…

Specifications
Publisher
Franco Maria Ricci editore
ISBN
9788894153385
Published
4th Oct 2023
Binding
Hardback
Territory
USA & Canada
Size
11 in x 12 in
Pages
228 Pages
Illustrations
133 color
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